He frowned tightly, his fist hanging by his side clenched so hard that the veins on his arm bulged.
He kept praying that the child would be safe and sound.
At this moment,
Li Chuchu rushed over in a hurry. "Comrade policeman, I saw that a middle - aged woman who was standing here asking others to exchange tickets disappeared right after the child went missing."
These words immediately caught Su Wan's attention. Hearing this, he glanced at the police officer.
The police officer didn't really take Li Chuchu's words seriously. It was almost impossible to find a person in the train station, and such a clue was almost useless.
But due to the presence of the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, he had to record this matter immediately. "What did the middle - aged woman you saw look like? When did she disappear?"
Li Chuchu described the facial features of the middle - aged woman one by one according to her memory. "There seemed to be a mole beside her nose. She wrapped her head with a flowery headscarf. When she was asking others to exchange train tickets, her eyes were constantly observing the surroundings."
Su Wan remembered that he had indeed seen such a person. She passed by him at that time and seemed to take a few more glances at Xiaomei. Her look was a bit strange. But he was talking to Xiaomei at that time, so he didn't pay much attention.
He eagerly told the police officer, "There was really such a person. She seemed to pay extra attention to my daughter, Su Yumei, at that time."
The police officer recorded this clue and at the same time told his colleagues guarding each exit to pay attention to a little girl in a blue dress and a middle - aged woman with a mole on her face.
Li Chuchu frowned slightly. "Comrade policeman, just looking for the little girl in a blue dress may not work. Such a dressing is too eye - catching. In order not to be discovered, the human traffickers may change the child's clothes."
The police officer's face looked solemn.
The girl was right, but in this way, the search scope would be expanded even more. There were countless people in the train station. Looking for a child was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Li Chuchu pursed her lips. "The human traffickers may not have run far by now. I suggest sending a few people to search every area in the train station. There may be some clues. Also... I suggest checking the public toilet."
She wasn't very sure about the last point. After all, this was Shen Yanshan's opinion, and she was just relaying it.
The police officer looked at Su Wan, wanting to ask for his opinion. Su Wan said, "I think this comrade is right. We can try it as she said."
The police officer told his subordinates to form small teams to patrol the hidden places in the train station. At the same time, he recorded Li Chuchu's identity information and asked her and Su Wan to stand still for the time being.
But he shook his head in his heart. Although what this girl said made some sense, it would be very difficult to implement. It was purely a matter of luck. Moreover, the police force was limited. If they focused on this, the investigation at the exits would be relaxed.
In the past, when they were arresting people, there were always some people who provided some misleading clues. In the end, it was not only useless but also allowed the real human traffickers to escape.
The Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee was now grasping at straws.
...
But not long after,
A message came from a colleague.
"Report, officer. We found some scattered hair and a blue dress on the floor of a cubicle in the women's toilet!"
...
Su Wan immediately followed the police to the scene to confirm.
In the dirty and smelly cubicle of the women's toilet, there was a mess of long hair on the floor, as well as a delicate blue dress. The hair was what Su Wan had given his daughter to comb with that morning, and the dress was taken out from his daughter's wardrobe.
"Mr. Su, may I ask if these are your daughter's clothes?"
"Yes."
Su Wan's voice trembled a little.
Now they had a clue, but they were still one step too late. The suspect had escaped.
The situation was getting worse. Su Yumei had been changed out of her clothes and had her hair cut. She might have already been taken out of the station. Now they had to check all the children.
Li Chuchu sighed.
The police officer looked at Li Chuchu with a complicated look in his eyes. "This young lady seems to have very accurate premonitions. How did you guess that it would be in the toilet?"
She had mentioned the public toilet just now, and unexpectedly, they really found something there. This made people can't help but think more.
Shen Yanshan stepped forward. His tall figure completely blocked Li Chuchu behind him. His expression was calm and proud, and his eyes were cold. "I told her. After all, people come and go in the train station. The only relatively hidden place is the toilet."
The police officer silently withdrew his inquisitive gaze.
This man had quite an imposing manner.
"They even went to the toilet to change the girl's clothes after stealing her. It seems that the other side is a professional gang and came prepared."
Thinking of the dozens of cases of missing children that had occurred in the train station in the past few years.
The police officer vaguely felt that this would be a big case.
Looking at the hair all over the floor, Li Chuchu suddenly thought of barbershops. There were often barbers carrying poles at the entrance of the train station. Their poles were quite big...
"Those who carry large luggage should also be checked."
Li Chuchu suddenly said.
The police officer seemed to think of something and told his colleague.
Shen Yanshan saw that Li Chuchu frowned tightly. He didn't expect that Li Chuchu would be so concerned about other people's affairs.
She always seemed to be so enthusiastic, vivid, and willing to help others...
Forget it. Since she was willing to do this, he would help her.
Shen Yanshan grabbed Li Chuchu's wrist and walked outside.
The police officer stopped them. "Where are you going? You are important witnesses now and can't leave."
Shen Yanshan's tone was cold. "We are the ones who have seen the little girl and the middle - aged woman with our own eyes. We can recognize the child and the suspect more easily than other policemen."
His tone didn't show the slightest bit of awe that others usually had when facing the police. Instead, it had an air of a superior.
The police officer hesitated for a moment and then let them go.
Shen Yanshan and Li Chuchu walked outside and stood in the bustling crowd. Li Chuchu couldn't even tell the direction. But Shen Yanshan held her hand tightly and led her towards the exit.
Outside, there were many policemen standing guard.
It was very hot at this time. There was a stench of watermelon rinds, sweat, and the sour smell of fermented air everywhere.
Many people kept complaining that the road ahead was blocked. Why hadn't they been able to get out of the train station after walking for half an hour? The policemen were busy investigating, trying to be as meticulous as possible with each person.
Shen Yanshan thought that a clean - loving person like Li Chuchu definitely couldn't stand this environment.
Unexpectedly, she stared at the crowd with bright eyes. Even because she was not tall enough, she stood on a higher flowerbed to look. Her serious and solemn expression was like she was handling something very important.
The corner of Shen Yanshan's mouth twitched slightly, and he also began to carefully look around.
Su Wan also came over, followed by two police comrades.
The police officer explained to them, "If we can't catch the suspect within 24 hours, it will be almost impossible to find the person."
Su Wan's heart sank.
If his child was really lost, he would never be able to face his wife for the rest of his life and would always live in repentance.
There were three exits in the train station, and this was just one of them.
The flow of people was so large that it was almost out of control.
As time passed, the probability of finding the child became lower and lower, and everyone's mood became even more solemn.